Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 165

Effie glanced at the time; it was about time to leave.

You should never wish harm on others, but you must always be wary of them.

Everything was in place now. Effie was ready to go, letting Isabel enjoy the "fun" she'd so carefully planned for herself.

She brought this upon herself.

From inside the cabin, Isabel's shrill screams blended with ragged gasps—almost too harsh to listen to.

Just as Effie turned to leave, she spotted a figure hurrying toward the cabin.

It was Isabel's manager, with a woman trailing behind her.

The two of them headed straight for the small house.

Effie watched for a moment, then slipped away.

Lyman had been waiting nearby, relieved to see that Effie hadn't gone into the cabin. He'd just stepped aside to answer a call, and now that he was back, Effie was already on her way out.

They left together.

In the car, Lyman asked, "Did you get a good look at who went in?"

thought for a moment, glanced at him, and replied, "I

curious to see how Lyman

quiet "Hmm," tapping his long fingers on the steering wheel, his thoughts impossible

a sideways glance. When she saw that he didn't seem to care, she turned away, a subtle smile tugging

and unreadable. "She made her choice. She'll

pressed her lips together and said nothing

were complicated,

to test the

and uncovered Carole's involvement. It was

He couldn't understand what had changed in Isabel. Why had she turned on Effie? Was it because

furrowed his brow, wrestling

had to own up to what they'd

had rushed over, but found no sign of

desperate howl from inside made

the voice-it was

door, but there

a

open, and the scene that greeted her nearly

hoarse and fading, while a few men nearby leered and laughed in a way that made Carole's

"Isabel!"

eyes widened in

did it come